Establishment and characterization of a human neuroectodermal cell line (TB) from a cerebrospinal fluid specimen.
Brain Res
; 827(1-2): 205-9, 1999 May 08.
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ABSTRACT
We have established a cell line (TB) from a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimen of a patient with a primary leptomeningeal melanomatosis. TB cell line was immunoreactive with the antibodies for low molecular weight neurofilament protein, vimentin, neuron-specific enolase, chromogranin, synaptophysin and HMB-45 (an antibody sensitive and specific for melanoma). When TB cells were transplanted into nude mice, the same immunohistochemical pattern present in cultured cells was found but surprisingly, a positive staining for desmin was observed. Significant amounts of serotonin and its metabolite were detectable. Retinoic acid but not nerve growth factor was able to induce differentiation towards a neuronal phenotype. In summary, TB cells represent primitive neuroectodermal cells having the potential for neuronal, myoblastic and possibly melanoblastic differentiation.
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Assunto principal:
Células Tumorais Cultivadas
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Líquido Cefalorraquidiano
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Tumor Neuroectodérmico Melanótico
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Neoplasias Meníngeas
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En
Ano de publicação:
1999
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